D&D General give me your ideas for plant people.

[Mecheon]

interesting what could you do with pine trees?

Well, treants is sort of THE go-to 'tree person'. Outside of that, I'd look at interesting enviroments to draw from. And, well, with pine trees? Pine barrens. Give them a spookier vibe than your usual treant. Connection to the realms outside ours. Sometimes things that should not be just, hang out and chill with them, and that's just a part of life. They're not evil, just they're from a place where the walls are thinner

 

[Mind of tempest]

Well, treants is sort of THE go-to 'tree person'. Outside of that, I'd look at interesting enviroments to draw from. And, well, with pine trees? Pine barrens. Give them a spookier vibe than your usual treant. Connection to the realms outside ours. Sometimes things that should not be just, hang out and chill with them, and that's just a part of life. They're not evil, just they're from a place where the walls are thinner

that is at least an interesting idea

 

[steeldragons]

There are a whole group of plants known to be "invasive species."

...Just sayin'.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sources of inspiration:

In the original The Thing, the alien was a strong, tough, intelligent, bipedal carnivorous plant. Not very playable. See also the Doctor Who episode, Seeds of Doom. And Day of The Triffids.

DC Comics has Poison Ivy, The Floronic Man, and Swamp Thing. (I actually modeled a Geomancer after him.)

In one homebrew, I’ve also used Awakened trees (NPCs) and elves who used ritual magic to become “planty” (PCs)- in game terms the elves had a template.

Do you have a feel for how alien or familiar you want them to be? Or what kind of plant, or environment you want them to live in?

 

[Mind of tempest]

Sources of inspiration:

In the original The Thing, the alien was a strong, tough, intelligent, bipedal carnivorous plant. Not very playable. See also the Doctor Who episode, Seeds of Doom. And Day of The Triffids.

DC Comics has Poison Ivy, The Floronic Man, and Swamp Thing. (I actually modeled a Geomancer after him.)

In one homebrew, I’ve also used Awakened trees (NPCs) and elves who used ritual magic to become “planty” (PCs)- in game terms the elves had a template.

Do you have a feel for how alien or familiar you want them to be? Or what kind of plant, or environment you want them to live in?

a combination of plants as no one type of real plant fits the description, alien but still playable by players.
the environment I have no idea.

 

[MichaelSomething]

Have we forgotten the OG plant people, the Treants/Ents??

 

[Zaukrie]

I did a product updating old plant monsters to 5e....there are a couple of plant people in there. In the spirit of NOT doing just advertising, I'll refrain from posting the link unless asked.

I really like the Algoid.

 

[Mind of tempest]

anyone got Ideas for mechanics as I am fresh out of ideas that are not totally broken powerful.

 

[Baron Opal II]

You can look into the Czill from the Well World series by Jack Chalker.

 

[Tonguez]

Plants don't move in nature. Obviously that's a nonstarter for a race that goes adventuring, but they could be more homebodies than other races (literally having to uproot themselves).

thats not entirely true, the south American Cashapona (walking palm) has a cluster of stilt roots and by sending out a new root can move its location to find better light. Banana plants have also been seen to move 40cms via lateral shoots.

it is a painfully slow mode of movement but its still a naturally evolved ‘walk’, for a fantasy species the root growth just needs to be instantaneous ….

Algoids are cool
Wood woads are also cool